General vehicle thread

[Irving]

Got it done, thanks.

[Gman]

This should be an entertaining subject...

Austrian Engineers Transplant Gasoline Engine Into Tesla Model 3 to Create Full Hybrid

The Mark II makes up for the lost capacity by boasting a small 54-horsepower, two-cylinder engine in its frunk, a device that Obrist calls a "zero vibration generator." Any time the vehicle travels more than 40 miles per hour, the generator kicks on and constantly charges the battery. Obrist says that this constant charging protects the battery cells from damage and does so quite efficiently, sipping only half a gallon of gasoline for every 60 miles it travels.

The main goal of the project wasn't necessarily to hybridize a Tesla. Rather, it was to decrease the overall cost of an electrified car. So while we likely won't see a Model 3 with this particular conversion hitting Tesla's configurator any time soon, we could still see similar applications elsewhere in the world, especially as vehicle prices continue to rise.

They essentially created a Chevy Volt.

[MrPrena]

My mother just got a 2020 Corolla and she is very happy with it. Great gas mileage.

[Erni]

Well crap. Had power steering issues on the burb and changed the power steering pump. New Autozone pump. More noise and issues with steering and the hydraboost brake. So not sure if the autozone pump is crap or there is another issue up stream.

[Gman]

GM Employees Jailed for Racing C8 Corvettes on the Street

We can attest to how much fun it is to drive the all-new 2020 Chevrolet C8 Corvette Stingray, a car that needs a racetrack to exploit its full potential. The latter is especially worth remembering the next time you're tempted to seriously drop the hammer on public streets, in any car—a lesson two General Motors employees learned the hard way this week when they were arrested for apparently "racing" two new C8 Corvettes in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

According to Kentucky State Police, a trooper stopped Alexander Thim and Mark Derkatz on the evening of Wednesday, January 8, on Lovers Lane in Bowling Green, for exceeding the posted 45-mph speed limit by more than 26 mph, reckless driving, and racing motor vehicles on a public road. Automobile has not yet been able to verify just how much higher than 71 mph the cars were traveling when police nailed them and hauled the drivers away. (Exceeding the speed limit by 26 mph is simply Kentucky's standard under its driver's license points system to trigger a hearing and a possible suspension; it does not mean the cars were clocked at precisely 71 mph, or 26 mph more than the posted 45-mph limit.)

UPDATE: According to Kentucky's WNKY, Thim, 27, was caught driving one Corvette at 120 mph, and Derkatz, 30, at 100 mph; a third Corvette on the scene was "not participating in the racing. "

[MrPrena]

[Irving]

Rock Auto doesn't ship here anymore. Has anyone found an alternative that they like?

[00tec]

Rock Auto doesn't ship here anymore. Has anyone found an alternative that they like?

You are welcome to ship rockauto stuff out here and I can meet you the day after it arrives in Reunion or something after work.

[Irving]

Thanks. I may take you up on that someday. Right now I'm pirating part numbers from RockAuto and then just ordering from Amazon. A lot faster shipping so far.

[00tec]

Thanks. I may take you up on that someday. Right now I'm pirating part numbers from RockAuto and then just ordering from Amazon. A lot faster shipping so far.

Sometimes, the couple of bucks extra with fast shipping from amazon is worth it. I had a clutch shipped here last week and the pressure plate was wrong, took another week to get the right one in.